Ray Whittington, PhD

Dean, Driehaus College of Business

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​​​​​Ray Whittington brings distinguished credentials as an academic
leader, researcher and industry practitioner to his role as dean of the Driehaus College of Business and the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business​.
He was appointed dean in 2006 after serving for nine years as the
Ledger & Quill director of the School of Accountancy &
Management Information Systems, which is part of the business school.
During his deanship, the college was renamed for distinguished alumnus
Richard H. Driehaus, celebrated a centennial and earned high rankings for
its academic quality. He also launched the School of Hospitality Leadership and
the college's first doctoral degree, a Doctorate in Business Administration.

In his previous position as head of DePaul’s accountancy school,
one of the largest and most-respected accounting programs in the
country, he successfully implemented curricular enhancements in response
to changing accountancy industry education requirements, strengthened
the school's relationships with prominent accounting firms and oversaw a
sharp increase in undergraduate enrollment. He also helped build the
school's extensive and active alumni network through his work with
Ledger & Quill, the 1,500-member School of Accountancy alumni
association. L&Q sponsors annual student scholarships, distinguished
professor awards and other needed support for the school.

Before coming to DePaul, Whittington served from 1993 to 1997 as
director of the School of Accountancy at San Diego State University,
where he taught for 14 years and earned three outstanding professor
awards. He previously worked as director of auditing research for the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and as a
senior auditor for KPMG Peat Marwick. Whittington also was vice chairman
of the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board when the board was responsible
for developing standards for audits of public and non-public companies.
He has authored four textbooks and written numerous articles on
accounting for magazines and journals.

Whittington earned his undergraduate business degree from Sam
Houston State University, a master's degree in accountancy from Texas
Tech University and his doctorate degree from the University of Houston,
where he also taught accounting. He is a certified public accountant,
certified management accountant and certified internal auditor. He
serves on the continuous improvement review committee of AACSB
International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).